A compilation of letters and pictures of my time in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

End of the Week was good!

This week was filled with alot of walking, rejection, returning, morerejection, and bad news. The work this week was a little moredifficult than usual. We did have alot of good service this week whichwas good but that was about it. Mostly all of our lessons fell throughor if they did happen they weren't what I was hoping.

Monday we started off good. We had two good lessons one of which waswith our relief society president and second counselor in the ward andthere family. This lesson did have a positive outcome. They asked usif we could help out with a couple things and we had feedback fromothers it was a good noche de hogar. That is a good promising sign forus that the members are gaining more trust in us.

Wednesday was interviews with President. It was early on in thetransfer but they went great. Its always good to talk to him and itwas good to thank him for a couple things. Afterwards we walked to theother end of our area for lunch who had forgotten about us so we didwhat any hungry man here would do, we bought choripan in the street.Don't get me wrong, it was pretty yummy but we definitely wont be goingback to that guy. Made the rest of the day super great!! That night wewent to visit a member in the villa who wanted to visit with us. Turnsout we found out their oven and stove was leaking gas. First we fixedthat, then the freezer, then some electrical problems. Not the best towalk through the villa at night but super cool part is the member gaveme one of his old sport coats that didn't fit him anymore! Pictures tocome another day.

Through out the rest of the week we lost alot of lessons but keptgoing. A couple interesting family home evenings that didn't pan outhow i expected but that's how it goes. As we talked to a member Fridaysomething he said stood out to me. ¨Those who don't live to serve don'tserve to live.¨Kind of interesting no?

Conference was wonderful except for that fact that every person whopromised they would come, take a guess, did not come. Well this iswhat i say. These two days were days for me and if they didn't want toshare it with me then tomatela! Sorry a little selfish and rude, butthis conference was something i was really looking forward to and itwas amazing. Turns out the church is allowed to sing one of myfavorite hymns again which was a nice surprise. Some of the talks thatreally stood out to me where Paul E. Koelliker, Henry B. Eyring,Jeffrey R. Holland (like always), Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Russell M Nelson(¨Could an explosion in a print shop produce a dictionary?¨),President Monson, M Russell Ballard, David F Evans, and Neil LAnderson.

I would like everyone to look back at what David F Evans said.Something to the fact of missionaries like getting letters. Tangibleletters that they can touch, read, and take with them. :)

I know i gave yall a challenge for conference and i hope you all didit. I did do it but i apologize but it is not something i will share.I did get an answer and i know you could have as well.

Little funny story for the week. I did a full house contact this weekwith a parrot this week almost. I clapped and heard hola so i startedto talk. Turns out it was the parrot right there that i had invited tolisten to us. My companion was laughing pretty hard.